ABOUT THE STORY"Breaking the Silence" profiles AIDS activist Pholokolo Ramophwara, one of the few South Africans to publicly admit he's infected with HIV. Pholokolo has made the plight of AIDS victims his life's cause. As an organizer for Treatment Action Campaign, he works to pressure his government to increase funding for AIDS treatment programs. He is speaking out in public, even though it means exposing his personal life to public scrutiny. |